How To Link To Blog Categories In Squarespace

Have you ever wondered how you can add your Squarespace blog categories to your navigation? If you answered “YES!” you've come to the right place. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to add your categories to your main navigation and a handy way for linking to your blog categories in other places on your website.

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How To Link To Blog Categories In Squarespace

So first, let’s go through the steps to link to your blog categories in the main menu of your website, your navigation.

1. In your Squarespace dashboard, click on Pages and click the + icon.

2. Select the Link option

3. Enter the name of the category you want to link to

4. Press the Settings (cogwheel) icon and click Page.

5. Search for the blog page and select it.

6. Choose the category you want to link to from the drop down menu. It’s worth mentioning that you can also link to your tags if you have only a handful of tags.

7. Click Save to save your changes.

You can then repeat this process to add other categories to your Squarespace navigation. You can also use this method to link to your blog post categories within a text in your blog post or any page.

Linking To Blog Categories With Summary Blocks

Let’s say you want to showcase some of your blog categories on the homepage of your site. What you can do in this case is to use summary blocks to give them a preview of what they can expect on your blog. Follow these steps:

1. Click Edit to edit the page where you want to link to your blog categories

2. Add a new blank section

3. Add a summary block

4. Select your blog page

5. Under Filter Options, choose the category you want to link to

6. Style the summary block to display the way you want it to look

7. Click Done > Save Changes.

And that’s how you can link to your blog categories on other pages on your site.

If you’re still working on your site, don’t forget to watch the free website training that walks you through the process of building a website, step-by-step.

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